Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

distant	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	16.9	15.1	11.9	39.7	17.4	72.4	13.3
Number of occurrences	55	30	8	4	3	7	3
Number of authors	38	20	6	4	3	3	2

Occurrences of distant in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ept a wee bit o shakin in the distant green leaves. on page 51
llt the air, mixed up wae the distant sobs ae the miserable Mock Tu on page 122

2 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
fabled deeds he'd done in ilk distant toon on page 15
Tae cairry him tae a distant lan' on page 18

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
similar staunin a puckle mile distant, aiblins up tae an oor hurl a on page 26

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Irvine Valley as faur as the distant smeekin lums o Kilmarnock. A on page 35

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
A butterflee seeks distant licht on page 16

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
A cough from a distant snug, on page 57

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
it oan tae the pitch became a distant memory and ah wis oan the fas on page 19
r the Henry Robb hud become a distant memory. Almost made it feel a on page 87
volleyed fae a safe Socially distant space. So, as ah swing ma fro on page 139
And aw ae this will jist be a distant memory fur us baith. He's bus on page 153

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
law'. An that's no the dim an distant past. on page 43
tae speak like some dementit distant cousin o the Windsor faimlie. on page 48
This is somethin that oor far distant ancestors had some sense o, a on page 87

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Meh dreams ir in distant lands, on page 98
lands distant ir held within meh dreams on page 99

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
in the kintra, ye praise the distant city o stars'. on page 101

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Yer distant brithers in the bluid, on page 17

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
, "Yese are awa tae stey wi a distant relative o yours that bides o on page 14

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An distant mony a mile, on page 50

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e, there, everywhere. Exotic, distant fae oor far aff hame. Babies on page 24

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
And distant broth o motor sound on page 98

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
distant but still sonorous like birds on page 73

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
rendered thon and its distant succession on page 107

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
intae his bag. Pearcey’s a distant figure, still stridin oan him
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
distant human form
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wfu had happent. Soons became distant, no sae lood’s the hurlin o
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at point Stephanie hud become distant. The visits aw but stoapped a
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
gey dreich day, whaur even a distant doo luiks drookit. https://t.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
roups cannae be guid fir im. (Distant soond o a lavvy flushin.)That on page 40

1 matches

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
o writin is nae rooted in the distant past bit captures aspects o m on page 5

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
except a peedy shakan amang e distant green leaves. on page 49
, filled e air, mixed up wi e distant sobs o e miserable Mock Turtl on page 120

2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
tho the hooses are distant they seem closer noo,
the things that were distant in the howes o despair:
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e Fitehills aboot fower miles distant. She wiz makkin for Beannie R
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
- even ane o they 'socially distant' (far awa?) anes. https://t.c(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hauntan soond o distant whaups on page 34

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A distant nod, a bob on page 158

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
istor tae get lost in Sanday. Distant hooses on the horizon seem li
1 matches

Forkin, Ellen Sea o Dunder, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Ower the distant roar
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Ta da distant kames I glower. on page 45

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ta a distant place, bird o passage at he w on page 84

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
nd whaups warm-up displays. A distant wren. A parachutin meadow pip(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
A distant memory gaun on page 22
A DISTANT MEMORY on page 24
Approaching wi' their distant call on page 38
The distant hills and high Scald Law on page 47

5 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
except a wee shakin amang th distant green leaves. on page 50

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an mist haps the distant craigs.
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n white linen that framed the distant turquoise sea. Sally teuk car on page 48
A distant grandfaither clock chimed ten on page 54

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
fillt the air, mixt up wi the distant sobs o the miserable Mock Tur on page 124

1 matches